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Spotify posts better than expected 2019 Q2 results

08/08/2019

Spotify posts better than expected 2019 Q2 results with 232 million Monthly Active Users – an increase of 29% year on year. According to the company ‘the business outperformed our expectations in Q2 2019, with our gross margin up slightly year on year, despite our investments in podcasting, and with revenue growing more than 2.5x faster than the growth in operating expenses.’ The growth in Monthly Active Users (MAUs) was put down to its launch […]

Spotify Premium adds 1 million US subscribers

28/07/2019

Spotify Premium adds 1 million US subscribers in the second quarter of 2019 according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). As at the end of the March 2019 quarter, CIRP estimates that in the US, 38% of Spotify users have a Spotify Premium subscription. “Spotify has settled in, to a decent but not spectacular user growth and retention pattern,” said Josh Lowitz, Partner and Co-Founder of CIRP. At 38% of all […]

Spotify launches Disney Hub

22/07/2019

Spotify launches Disney Hub dedicated to the music behind Disney movies and TV shows. Launched in the US, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, users can search ‘Disney’ on Spotify to find a dedicated hub for the music behind some of their favourite Disney movies and TV shows. The hub will contain playlists full of everything from The Little Mermaid to modern favourites like Frozen, to Star Wars instrumentals, and even Marvel […]

Apollo 11 - 50th Anniversary of Moon landing

Spotify is over the moon with Apollo 11 landing

21/07/2019

Spotify is over the moon with Apollo 11 landing with playlists to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. According to a blog posting, Spotify have identified more than 185,000 tracks on Spotify with ‘Moon’ in the title – any of which are appropriate to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. From the 15th July Spotify are queueing up the most popular of these ‘Moon’ tunes, alongside some illuminating insights […]

Spotify Lite aimed at emerging markets

11/07/2019

Spotify have rolled out a new lightweight Android app, Spotify Lite, aimed at emerging markets where data costs and lower phone specs are an issue. Spotify Lite is a small, fast, and simplified version of their main Spotify app that works in much the same way. Familiar features include search and play your favourite songs and artists, save them, share with others, discover new music, and enjoy playlists made just for you, but with a […]

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Spotify for Artists Upload Beta to close

05/07/2019

Spotify for Artists Upload Beta to close with the streamer relying on its distribution partners to enable independent artists to upload their music to Spotify. In a blog posting, Spotify announced that the beta which started a year ago will be closing and that from the end of the month they will not be accepting any new uploads. All the participating artists have been informed of the closure and they are being encouraged to ‘lean […]

Spotify updates ‘Your Library’

17/06/2019

Spotify updates ‘Your Library’ with a refreshed look that makes it easier to switch between Music and Podcasts. The new version of Your Library puts Music and Podcasts on new tabs needing only a tap or a swipe to toggle between the two sections. Your Library – new Podcast features The new design allows you to manage your podcasts in three distinct sections: Episodes, Downloads, and Shows. Episodes The Episodes tab allows you to quickly […]